Combined base-board and ground-strip.



- K. L. HYLLBR.

COMBINED BASE BOARD AND GROUND STRIP.

APPLICATION IILBD MAR. 2, 1908.

904,261. Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

KNUT L. I'IYLLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED BASE-BOARD AND GROUND-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed March 2, 1908. Serial No. 418,666.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KNUT L. HYLLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Baseboard and Ground-Strip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined base-board and ground-strip to be used in the interior construction of build- .ings, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means for supporting and engaging plaster on the walls of buildings at a suitable distance above the floor, and for interposing between the lower portion of the plaster or the ground strip therefor a baseboard, which shall be of such construction that it may be easily cleaned of dust and the like and will have movement in the case of shrinkage of thc floor joists with respect to the stud work or wall, yet

will not disclose any unsightly cracks or seams.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the ground strip that it will engage the lower portion of the plaster when on the wall in such a manner that it will be firmly and securely held in place.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the wall of a building, showing my combined base-board and ground strip in the positions they will occupy when in place, and illustrating a portion of the plastering broken away to disclose one form of the means of engaging the lower portion of the same; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one form of the engaging device for the lower portion of the plastering, showing it detached from the ground-strip; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, showingthe manner of movably connecting the base-board to the ground strip; 7

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the ground strip, showing a modification in its construction; and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of the plastering, base-board and the modified construction of the ground strip shown in Fig. 4-.

Like numerals of reference, refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawing.

The reference numerals 1()10 designate the studs or uprights of the wall of a building and 11-11 the horizontal joists of the floor, which are connected to the uprights 10 or wall in any suitable manner. Mounted on the upper surfaces of the joists 11 are floor-strips 12 which may compose the rough or lower floor and on which the finished or hard-wood flooring 13 is laid. Horizontally secured to the studs 10 at a suitable distance above the floor-strips 12 is a ground-strip 14 which, as shown in F igs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, is substantially L-shaped in crosssection, that is, it has a vertical portion 15 which is provided at its lower portion with a forwardly or outwardly extending flange or part. 16, the lower surface of which is flat while the upper portion of said flange or part is beveled. Fitted 011 the flange 16 is a plaster-engagingstrip which consists of a portion 17 having at its upper edge an outwardly extending part 18 to lie under and against the lower surface of the flange 16 of the ground-strip. The outer edge of the part 18 has extending inwardly and upwardly therefrom a portion 19 which is adapted to lie on the upper surface of the flange 16 of the ground-strip. The portion 19 of the plaster-engaging-strip is provided with a series of spaced apart recesses 20 which are preferably flared or enlarged towards the free edge of the portion 19, and each of said recesses has at its front or outer portion an upright lug or projection 21 which, as shown in Fig. 2, are located in alinement with one another and at a slight distance rearwardly from the front of the portion 19. The plaster--engaging-strip which comprises the parts 17, 1S and 19, formed as above-described, may be made of any suitable size and material so as to snugly fit the flange 16 of the ground-strip, which may also be made of any suitable size and material.

hen the ground-strip 14 which carries the plaster-engaging-strip is horizontally secured in position on the studs 10, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, it is apparent that the flange 17 of the plaster-engaging-strip will project downwardly some distance from the lower portion of the ground-strip, and that the recesses 20, as well as the projections 21 of the plaster-engaging-strip, will be presented upwardly to engage the lower. portion of the plaster 22, which may be secured on the uprights 10 in the ordinary or any wellknown way. Mounted at its lower edge on the floor-strip 12 adjacent to the studs 10 is the baseboard 28 which may be made of any suitable size and material, and has at its lower edge a horizontal extension 24, the upper surface of which is curved outwardly as at 25 from the vertical portion of the baseboard, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. l of the drawing. The upper portion of the base-board 23 is located beneath the portion 18 and against the part 17 of the plaster-engaging-strip, and may be movably held in said position by means of a piece of molding 26 which is secured to the ground-strip 14: by means of nails 27 driven through the molding 26. part 18 of the plaster-engaging-strip, and into the ground-strip. Secured in the ordinary or any well-known manner to the upper surfaces of the floor-strips 12 is the hardwood or finished flooring 13, which will abut at one of its edges against the outer edge of the extension 2 1 of the base-board, thus forming a close joint between the same, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Instead of using the ground-strip and plaster-engaging-strip constructed as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, inclusive, and above described, I may form them as shown in Figs. & and 5, in which construction it will be understood that the ground-strip H is made substantially triangular in cross-section and has fitted and secured on its lower front portion a metal strip 27, which is provided with a series of recesses 28 in its upper portion to register with recesses 29 formed in the front part of the strip 14 and having their rear walls in alinement with the vertical portion of said strip. By reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the recesses 28 in the upper port-ion of the strip 27 are not as deep as the recesses 29 in the ground-strip 14 and that upward extensions 30 are thereby provided to engage the plastering at its lower edge or portion. In this modified construction the strip of moldin 26 is secured to the ground-strip 1% by means of nails 27 which are driven through the lower portion of the 'plaster-engaging-strip 27 and into the ground-strip 14* diagonally as shown and above the upper edge of the baseboard 28, thus permitting the latter to have a ver tical movement, but firmly securing it in place at its upper portion.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. The combination with the wall of a building, of a ground-strip horizontally secured thereto, and a plaster-engagingstrip mounted on the lower front portion of the ground-strip and having a series of spaced apart recesses to receive the lower portion of the plastering.

2. The combination with the wall of a building, of a ground-strip horizontally secured thereto, and a plaster-engaging-strip mounted on its lower front portion and having a series of spaced apart recesses each provided at its lower end with an upward extension to engage the lower edge of the plastering.

3. The combination with the wall and joists of a building, of floor-strips mounted on the joists, a groundstrip horizontally secured to the wall at a suitable distance above the floor-strips, a base-board vertically interposed between the ground-strip and one of the floor-strips and adapted to rest against,

the wall and be supported by the floor-strip,

and a moldingstrip secured to the lower' portion of the ground-strip and in front of the base-board.

KNUT L. HYLLER.

Witnesses CHAS. C. TILLMAN, NI. A. NYMAN. 

